Hello. My name is Alan. I'm a meteorologist. I have a confession. I don't know the future. That should not come as a surprise to you if you stop and think that no human being knows the future. My job is to predict the weather over a large area that includes your home, but also hundreds of thousands of other homes.

I confess that my forecast is not 100% right every day (although it is usually pretty close). That also should not surprise you since the weather really depends on where you live. You might, however, be surprised to hear that when the forecast is not perfect some people get upset and blame me, the messenger. That comes with the territory. A forecast can only be as good as our understanding of the complex relationships between weather elements and our ability to accurately sense and measure them.

My forecast for today puts us in the middle 70s. Tomorrow gets cloudier with just a few showers. Cooler but seasonable air arrives for the weekend with highs in the middle 60s. Saturday's sky looks mixed but Sunday's sky gets brighter... and that's my forecast.